F1 season to start in Bahrain after Australian GP postponed
AP | January 12, 2021 18:10 ISTWith the race in Melbourne moved from March to November, the season will now start in Bahrain on March 28.
With the race in Melbourne moved from March to November, the season will now start in Bahrain on March 28.
Media in Europe reported the Australian Grand Prix was likely to be postponed because of COVID-19 restrictions and staged later in the season.
Hamilton is the first from the sport to receive the knighthood while still being an active F1 driver.
Besides Karthikeyan, the lineup also features Arjun Maini and Naveen Rao and the trio will look to compete in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans later in the year.
Perez, who will replace Alexander Albon, became Mexico’s first F1 winner in 50 years with his victory this month at the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain.
Hamilton has won six of his seven F1 titles and 74 of his 92 F1 races with Mercedes.
He finished 16 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and 18.4 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton as Red Bull enjoyed a rare and significant success over both Mercedes cars.
He was .025 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and .086 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton for his first pole of the season and third of his career.
Verstappen led Albon by .5 seconds and Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo by .63.
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